GC: n S: SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/non-governmental-organisation (last access: 11 March 2023); UN – https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/conference-of-states-parties-to-the-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities-2/list-of-non-governmental-organization-accredited-to-the-conference-of-states-parties.html (last access: 11 March 2023). N: 1. – non (prefix): a prefix used freely in English and meaning “not, lack of,” or “sham,” giving a negative sense to any word, 14c., from Anglo-French noun-, from Old

GC: n S: MN – http://www.medicinenet.com/nonsteroidal_antiinflammatory_drugs/article.htm (last access: 5 February 2016); WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/nonsteroidal-anti-inflammatory-drugs-nsaids (last access: 5 February 2016). N: 1. Origin of NSAID: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug First Known Use: 1982. 2. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used to relieve pain and inflammation from arthritis and related conditions. They work

GC: n S: NatGeo – https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/north-pole/ (last access: 20 July 2024); NOAA – https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/five-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-north-pole (last access: 20 July 2024). N: 1. – north (n): Old English norð- (in compounds) “northern, lying to the north” (adj.); norð (adv.) “northwards, to the north, in the north;” from Proto-Germanic *nurtha- (source also of

NOx or NOx. See Sierterm: nitrogen oxide https://sierterm.es/content/nitrogen-oxide/?lang=en & nitrogen dioxide https://sierterm.es/content/nitrogen-dioxide/?lang=en

See nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

GC: n S: UN – http://www.un.org/disarmament/WMD/Nuclear/ (last access: 22 November 2014); BPO – http://www.baselpeaceoffice.org/article/united-nations-general-assembly-takes-new-action-nuclear-disarmament (last access: 22 November 2014). N: 1. nuclear (adj): 1846, “of or like the nucleus of a cell,” from nucleus + -ar, probably by influence of French nucléaire. Use in atomic physics is from 1914; of

See SIERTERM: https://sierterm.es/content/nuclear-energy

GC: n S: http://www.demopaedia.org/tools/spip.php?page=terme&edition=en-ii&section=611&numterme=6&terme=nulligravida (last access: 24 June 2017); https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26559442 (last access: 24 June 2017). N: 1. Latin nullus, none, + gravida, pregnant. 2. A woman who has never conceived a child. 3. A woman who has never been pregnant. Context: A 20-year-old nulligravida woman presented with bilateral cystic nodules

GC: n S: https://www.fertilitysmarts.com/definition/1191/nullipara-nullip-pregnancy (last access: 24 June 2017); https://www.dmu.edu/medterms/female-reproductive-system/female-reproductive-system-terms-of-pregnancy/ (last access: 24 June 2017). N: 1. L. nullus, none, + pario, to bear. 2. A woman who has never borne a child. 3. para 0; a woman who has never borne a viable child. 4. As nouns the difference

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/elena/nutrient/en/ (last access: 7 July 2016); http://www.dep.state.pa.us/river/Nutrient%20trading.htm (last access: 6 March 2013). N: 1. “a nutritious substance,” 1828, noun use of adjective (1640s) meaning “providing nourishment,” from Latin nutrientem (nominative nutriens), present participle of nutrire “to nourish, suckle, feed, foster” (see nourish). 2. Substance that

GC: n S: NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC435787/ (last access: 2 September 2014); NIH – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13315598/ (last access: 10 August 2024). N: 1. – nutritional (adj): From noun “nutrition” (1550s, “act or process by which organisms absorb their proper food into their systems and build it into living tissue,” from Old French

GC: n S: IGI – https://www.igi-global.com/dictionary/nutritive-value/68738 (last access: 10 June 2024); SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/food-science/nutritive-value (last access: 10 June 2024). N: 1. – nutritive (adj): late 14c., “concerned with or pertaining to the function of nourishing,” from Old French nutritif and directly from Medieval Latin nutritivus “nourishing,” from nutrit-, past-participle stem

GC: n S: NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1857511/ (last access: 12 November 2015); http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/night-blindness (last access: 13 November 2015). N: 1. First Known Use: 1684. The word nyctalopia emanates from Greek roots: nyct (night) + aloas (obscure or blind) + opsis (vision), which means “nightblind vision”. Nychthemeron is an allied word. It

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/ (last access: 23 October 2014); CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/ (last access: 23 October 2014). N: 1. 1610s, from French obésité and directly from Latin obesitas “fatness, corpulence,” from obesus “that has eaten itself fat,” past participle of obdere “to eat all over, devour,” from ob

GC: n S: NYTIMES – https://goo.gl/8XZupj (last access: 11 November 2016); IntOCDF – http://oc87recoverydiaries.com/student-with-ocd-anxiety/ (last access: 11 November 2016). N: 1. This term is composed of a noun and an adjective. The noun “disorder” is derivated from the verb “disorder” which comes from Medieval Latin disordinare “throw into disorder,” and

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/obstetric_fistula/en/ (last access: 7 August 2015); UNFPA – http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/mothers/pid/4386 (last access: 7 November 2013); https://www.fistulafoundation.org/what-is-fistula/ (last access: 7 August 2015). N: 1. obstetric fistula, abnormal duct or passageway that forms between the vagina and a nearby organ. This type of fistula most often forms either

See obsessive-compulsive disorder

GC: adj S: ELSEVIER – http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-oncological-science/ (last access: 21 September 2016); Hindawi – https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crionm/ (last access: 21 September 2016). N: 1. oncology (1857, coined in English from onco- “tumor” + -logy “science or study of.” Related: Oncologist; oncological) +‎ -ical (combination of -ic from French -ique, from Latin -icus, related

GC: n S: http://www.healthline.com/health/open-wound#Overview1 (last access: 27 July 2015); http://azkidsheart.com/body.cfm?id=6&action=detail&AEArticleID=000045&AEProductID=Adam2004_1&AEProjectTypeIDURL=APT_1 (last access: 12 March 2013). N: An open wound is an injury involving an external or internal break in body tissue, usually involving the skin. Nearly everyone will experience an open wound at some point in his or her life.

GC: n S: WHO – https://bit.ly/2ZPVI2r (last access: 2 May 2019); PMC – https://bit.ly/2VDTuE2 (last access: 2 May 2019). N: 1. – operating (adj): From present participle of OPERATE; of, relating to, or used for or in operations. First Known Use: 1728. – room (n): Middle English, from Old English

GC: n S: NMN – http://www.news-medical.net/health/Ophthalmology.aspx (last access: 18 November 2016); PUBLIC HEALTH – http://www.publichealthjrnl.com/article/S0033-3506(14)00272-8/fulltext (last access: 18 November 2016). N: 1. Ophthalmo- (before vowels ophthalm-, word-forming element meaning “eye,” mostly in plural, “the eyes,” from Greek ophthalmo-, combined form of ophthalmos “eye,” originally “the seeing,” of uncertain origin. Perhaps

GC: n S: WHO – https://bit.ly/2G4CuiI (last access: 1 February 2019); UNODC – https://bit.ly/2WC4gIL (last access: 1 February 2019). N: 1. – organ (n): fusion of late Old English organe, and Old French orgene (12c.), both meaning “musical instrument,” both from Latin organa, plural of organum “a musical instrument,” from

GC: n S: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18075622 (last access: 16 July 2012); http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/food-labeling/organic-foods (last access: 30 July 2015). N: 1. organic (adj): 1510s, “serving as an organ or instrument,” from Latin organicus, from Greek organikos “of or pertaining to an organ, serving as instruments or engines,” from organon “instrument”. Sense of “from organized

GC: n S: http://www.unicefusa.org/about/ (last access: 12 March 2013) N: mid-15c., “act of organizing,” from Middle French organisation and directly from Medieval Latin organizationem (nominative organizatio), noun of action from past participle stem of organizare, from Latin organum “instrument, organ” (see organ). Meaning “system, establishment” is from 1873. Organization man